Guardian Music — Still only in their late teens, these Bow selectors are already Brit-rap veterans. But will they ever reach the heights of Dizzee?Reading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: London.The lineup: Big Shizz, Tempz, Merkz, Kay Willz.The background: Rascals ar... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Florence and The Machine, Blur and Noel Gallagher among the nominees for this year's Q Awards along with the likes of Adele and Lady Gaga.This year's prestigious awards will take place on October 22 and will yet again feature some of music's biggest ... more info

XLR8R — For years now, critics have been pontificating about and lamenting the "death of grime." To some extent, they have a point; grime's mainstream buzz has all but died out, attentions have turned toward other UK genres, and scene stalwarts like Diz... more info

Guardian Music — Footfall, sales and gifts to charity are all up in spite of economic hard times in the north east of EnglandNewcastle's Fashion Week has proved to be the success predicted in the Guardian Northerner by Marianne Francois in May – you can remind your... more info

The Independent — After the Olympic opening ceremony superbly managed to showcase the wide and eclectic history of British music, featuring everything from "Chariots of Fire" to Dizzee Rascal, the standard for any future music-related goings on during London 2012 was... more info

Guardian Music — Rapper Giggs's acquittal on gun charges raises questions of how young people and society deal with gang cultureIt was a dark, freezing February night this year when police officers stopped a black Ford Focus on the Forest Hill Road, near Peckham, sou... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Following two No.1 hits (‘Louder’ and ‘Hot Right Now’) and a Top 10 single with Dizzee Rascal (‘The Power’) DJ Fresh is back with his new single ‘The Feeling’ featuring the vocal talents of RaVaughn. This is the official video, shot i... more info

Perez Hilton — Electralicious!!! The duo who defined the end of 2011 with mega-smash We Found Love will reunite once more!! But Rihanna isn't the ONLY superstar appearing on beat-tinkering master Calvin Harris' forthcoming third album 18 Months! The Scottish DJ an... more info

Prefix — Director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) is currently cutting together a feature-length version of his 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. more info

Guardian Music — Danny Boyle is to turn his Olympics opening ceremony spectacle into a feature-length DVD, while film-makers of tomorrow have an opportunity to shineOlympic movieDanny Boyle is cutting a feature-length version of his magnificent Olympics opening cerem... more info